Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights
Day 1b Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights
Day: 1b
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$4,150,761
Entries
5,252
Level
43
Blinds
2,000,000 / 4,000,000
Ante
4,000,000
Entries
1,104
Players Left
50
Players Left 1 / 5,252
Filter
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Day 1b in Event #70: $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em had come to an end. Day 1b drew a total of 1,104 entrants with 166 players making the money with a minimum payout being $1,425 After a long fourteen hours of play, only 50 players remain.
Among the top stacks are 2020 Online WSOP Main Event Champion Joseph Hebert with 2,100,000 in chips. Not far behind is Tjan Tepeh (2,000,000), Adam Croffet (1,975,000), Josue Aguirre (1,930,000), and Thomas Larson (1,825,000) rounding out the top five stacks who bagged big.
Event #70 Day 1b Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Hebert | United States | 2,100,000 | 53 |
| 2 | Tijan Tepeh | United States | 2,050,000 | 51 |
| 3 | Adam Croffut | United States | 1,975,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Josue Aguirre | Mexico | 1,930,000 | 48 |
| 5 | Thomas Larson | United States | 1,825,000 | 46 |
| 6 | Wilbert Chun | United States | 1,660,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Jacob Rich | United States | 1,550,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Kyle Montgomery | United States | 1,420,000 | 36 |
| 9 | David Moses | United States | 1,395,000 | 35 |
| 10 | Sejin Park | South Korea | 1,350,000 | 34 |
This event drew a few notables such as two-time bracelet winner Freddy Deeb, 2013 WSOP Main Event Champion Ryan Riess, Russian-American Writer Maria Konnikova and popular content creator Jeff Boski.
Players who bagged will return for Day 2 on November 15 at 12 p.m noon in the Amazon room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Stay tuned for more coverage of this event and the entire 2021 World Series of Poker from the PokerNews Live Reporting Team.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,100,000 | |
|
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|
2,050,000 | |
|
1,975,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
1,930,000 | |
|
1,825,000 | |
|
|
1,660,000 | |
|
1,550,000 | |
|
1,420,000 | |
|
1,395,000 | |
|
||
|
1,350,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,345,000 | |
|
|
||
|
1,310,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,270,000 | |
|
1,230,000 | |
|
1,205,000
785,000
|
785,000 |
|
|
1,060,000 | |
|
1,010,000 | |
|
||
|
|
965,000 | |
|
940,000
940,000
|
940,000 |
|
930,000 | |
|
|
||
|
825,000 | |
|
800,000 | |
|
795,000 | |
|
780,000 | |
|
777,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Tournament play has ended for the night. End of day chip count and recap to follow.
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The action was picked up in a three-way pot on the turn with the board reading 
. Action checked around to Michael Lech in late position who then fired out a bet of 110,000 and everyone folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
||
Level 22
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Level: 22
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 21
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
A short-stacked player in the cutoff shoved all-in and Roberto Andres Finkelberg called in the small blind, covering him.
Cutoff: 
Roberto Andres Finkelberg: 
Finkelberg paired his six on the 
board to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,400,000
680,000
|
680,000 |
Level: 21
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
1,000,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
940,000 | |
|
730,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
725,000 | |
|
|
720,000 | |
|
|
720,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
|
|
585,000
553,000
|
553,000 |
|
|
||
|
565,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
|
|
||
|
540,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
|
420,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
370,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
